CyberKnife Blog

Irina Grosman, MD, a radiation oncologist who speaks Russian, was contacted by a patient from Poland, WIESLAW SUROWKA who is receiving

for metastatic lesion to T9 from clear cell sarcoma at the CyberKnife Center of Miami.

L to R: Surgeon EVAN PACKER, MD,

Radiation Oncologist: IRINA GROSMAN, MD

Polish Patients Name: WIESLAW SUROWKA

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CyberKnife Center of Miami, Palm Beach are operated and managed by Morse LLC. CyberKnife Center of Tampa Bay is operated and managed by Tampa Bay Radiosurgery Associates, LLC.

CyberKnife Center of Miami
7867 North Kendall Drive, Suite 105
Miami, Florida 33156
Phone: 305-279-2900
Toll Free: 800-204-0455
Fax: 305-279-1415

CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach
10335 North Military Trail, Suite B
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
Phone: (561) 799-2828
Toll Free: (877) 330-3339
Fax: (561) 775-3788

CyberKnife Center of Tampa Bay
5935 Webb Road
Tampa, Florida 33615
Phone: 813-884-7400
Fax: 813-884-7445

CyberKnife surgery is a type of surgery that does not require actual cutting in removing tumors and lesions from hard to reach areas of the body. The treatment involves using an innovative device, the CyberKnife, to deliver radiation to treatment areas more accurately than conventional methods.

Radiation therapy is meant to reduce tumors and lesions of the brain, spine, and other difficult to reach parts of one’s body. The traditional devices used, often make it difficult to treat these sensitive areas, due to a lack of their ability to deliver radiation in high doses without damaging structures that are sensitive to radioactivity. CyberKnife surgery makes it possible to target these areas with better precision, providing them with more optimal levels of radiation therapy doses.
The CyberKnife device is a frameless stereotactic delivery mechanism for radiosurgery. It includes an image tracking system that can continuously track sudden movement of patients to ensure steady alignment with the treatment target, as well as a linear accelerator, which both work together to pinpoint designated areas, and accurately deliver radiation.
CyberKnife surgery is available for both malignant and benign tumors, even those that have metastasized or have become significantly large malformed masses. It is an ideal option for patients with tumors or lesions who are not considered candidates for surgical treatment or conventional techniques.

The CyberKnife Surgery Process

CyberKnife surgery is performed first by taking a CT scan of the patient’s condition, which is used to develop a treatment plan. Next, the patient is administered actual treatment, which can take anywhere from one to three hours, and requires no sedation. During the procedure, tumors and lesions are targeted, and re-targeted up to 300 times for radiation administration. There is little to no recovery time required after receiving CyberKnife treatment, which allows patients to resume normal activity. The technique is a safe and effective alternative to open surgery.

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The Cyberknife has such precision and accuracy that these attributes can contribute to its effectiveness in treating a wide array of Melanomas throughout the body. The awesome flexibility and range of this new and exciting technological advancement in image-guided radiotherapy is ideally suited for treating localized melanoma lesions.

This hybrid alternative to surgery is very effective in treating several types of melanomas by pin pointing hundreds of small laser beams directly on the compromised tissue and or cutting off the supply of an abnormal blood vessel. In doing so, larger doses of radiation can be targeted directly to the minutest of surface area, without affecting the surrounding soft tissue. This is ideal for melanomas where the majority of tissue being affected is the skin.

Some melanomas are non-aneable to modern surgical intervention and the availability of stereostatic radiosurgery techniques may prove helpful. Although in the past melanomas have not responded well to radiation therapy; the introduction of this image guided robotic linear accelerator may be successful and more appealing to patients and physicians.

Melanomas, as well as, most cancer therapies can cause long recovery periods. The Cyberknife and its technology proves to reduce the recovery period as well as, successfully being able to deliver the correct amount of radiation needed to eradicate the cancer causing tumors.

Miami Cyberknife Centers, Miami, West Palm Beach outpatient centers dedicated to providing image-guided radiosurgery using the CyberKnife® System. Cyber Knife offers new hope for treatment of tumors and lesions - as well as certain ones that previously have been diagnosed as inoperable or untreatable

CyberKnife Expert James G. Schwade, an internationally recognized Radiation Oncologist with over 20 years of clinical experience cures  cancer patients using non invasive surgery called the Cyberknife.

How can combining radiation therapy with space technology help cancer patients?

It makes possible a viable solution for patients with cancerous tumors and lesions in hard to treat places throughout their body. The innovative robotic device, called the Cyber Knife, combines modern medicine and space technology used by the Pentagon for missile guided tools to help markers detect precisely where a tumor is located. The space age way of zapping tumors helps patients who may be unsuitable candidates for surgery or traditional radiation treatments by providing them with a plausible alternative. Research has shown the treatment to provide 100% local control, with subjects in one study showing no recurrence in the treated area.
South Florida is currently the only location for a Cyber Knife center south of Washington D.C. The Cyber Knife Center of Miami, located in Kendall, treats tumors of the brain, spinal cord, lungs, and other organs. Treatment options vary according to need, with some patients requiring as few as three treatments and others requiring more. Most insurance carriers cover the costs of this type of treatment. One Florida patient, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just months ago, recently opted for the stereotactic surgery to treat his illness. With few other options, and a promising outlook, the patient is in the process of receiving the treatment, which has fewer side affects, and will allow him to return to work afterward.
With regular radiation, daily treatments are administered for a minimum of six weeks. With the Cyber Knife treatment can be completed in a fraction of the time because it uses more focused beams with virtually unlimited motion; the opposite of that used for regular radiation treatment.

The Cyber Knife is a promising choice for locally advanced cancers in areas such as the brain, lungs, and pancreas: places which might be deemed inoperable with conventional radiation therapies or other treatment options. To learn more about the Cyber Knife, potential candidates and other individuals can easily obtain information from  CyberKnife Miami Center or CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach